Locally Listed Building Consent Order - Solar Panels

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We are inviting comments on a Locally Listed Building Consent Order (LLBCO). This is a legal order which allows the council to grant listed building consent for solar panels to listed buildings in the borough.

What is proposed?

This is a pro-active and blanket grant of listed building consent, which means that owners of those listed buildings specified in the order will not have to make individual applications, but will be able to proceed with the works, provided they comply with any conditions that may be attached to the order.

The intention of the order is to give a very clear signal to residents and businesses that we take the need to drive down carbon use seriously and are prepared to be proactive in achieving this. This could encourage more building owners to act proactively too, rather than being deterred by the consent process.

The draft order in this consultation sets out more information and a list of conditions that would need to be complied with. It also includes a ‘statement of reasons’, which sets out our assessment of the likely effect of the proposed works on the special architectural or historic interest of the listed buildings to which the order would relate, and a reasoned justification for making the order.

Changes to listed buildings is a sensitive issue, and so we are particularly interested to hear whether the scope and conditions of the order retains sufficient protection.

Have your say

We welcome your comments on this draft order (see documents section on right hand side of this page).

Please send us your comments by 5pm on Thursday 20 March 2025. Representations may be made by email.

You can email your response to localplan@lbhf.gov.uk

If you need the consultation documents in an alternative format please send an email to: localplan@lbhf.gov.uk

We are inviting comments on a Locally Listed Building Consent Order (LLBCO). This is a legal order which allows the council to grant listed building consent for solar panels to listed buildings in the borough.

What is proposed?

This is a pro-active and blanket grant of listed building consent, which means that owners of those listed buildings specified in the order will not have to make individual applications, but will be able to proceed with the works, provided they comply with any conditions that may be attached to the order.

The intention of the order is to give a very clear signal to residents and businesses that we take the need to drive down carbon use seriously and are prepared to be proactive in achieving this. This could encourage more building owners to act proactively too, rather than being deterred by the consent process.

The draft order in this consultation sets out more information and a list of conditions that would need to be complied with. It also includes a ‘statement of reasons’, which sets out our assessment of the likely effect of the proposed works on the special architectural or historic interest of the listed buildings to which the order would relate, and a reasoned justification for making the order.

Changes to listed buildings is a sensitive issue, and so we are particularly interested to hear whether the scope and conditions of the order retains sufficient protection.

Have your say

We welcome your comments on this draft order (see documents section on right hand side of this page).

Please send us your comments by 5pm on Thursday 20 March 2025. Representations may be made by email.

You can email your response to localplan@lbhf.gov.uk

If you need the consultation documents in an alternative format please send an email to: localplan@lbhf.gov.uk

Page published: 06 Feb 2025, 01:55 PM